Where does “отбиваться” come from?
отбиваться (Russian) comes from Russian отбива́ть, from Russian отби́ть, from Russian бить, from Proto-Slavic bìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.
отбиваться (Russian): to fight off, to ward off, to beat off, to repulse, to defend oneself
Definitions
- to fight off, to ward off, to beat off, to repulse, to defend oneself
Ancestry of “отбиваться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | отбива́ть | to beat off (an attack; enemies), to repulse |
| 2 | Russian | отби́ть | to beat off (an attack; enemies), to repulse |
| 3 | Russian | бить | to beat; бить в ладо́ши ― bitʹ v ladóši ― to clap... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | bìti | to beat |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bī́ˀtei | to beat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |